From the beginning of the D2 Tunnel plans, DART has shown concepts with permitting a building over the Deep Ellum Y. The problem is they have to find a developer who wants to deal with that mess. It may be common in other cities but here it seems like most developers wouldn't want to deal with the i...

It's a noise problem. Since that direction doesn't really have a view to be blocked. Double pained glass doesn't stop all noise particularly when the construction will be ongoing and less like highway traffic noise which usually maintains as a constant buzz compared to varied construction noise.

I doubt any park project would happen cause they would be afraid of the Klyde Warren affect. Same fear happened with Preston Center. They are afraid if they build a good signature park people who don't live nearby will swarm. The problem is DFW is so starved for good parks and Dallas proper particul...

And of course, once the Byron Nelson does move Dallas will be stuck with an expensive useless golf course that won't have the benefit of a major tournament to keep its head above the water in terms of finances. It will be an anchor and money drain even worse than the city-funded grocery store or the...

All those areas were proposed as a major Downtown Dallas Amazon campus in previous renderings. We will see if anything as significant happens with even 50% of those various parcels. If the High-Speed Rail starts moving towards actual construction start date then I think we will see even more publicl...

Yeah, such a major employer will cause some discussion on DARTS and the City Councils part. DART can't just change their plans at this point though. It's kinda set in stone. Course in the case of Uber it sounds funny that we would be annoyed they didn't have good access to a transit station when the...

The city needs to start considering moving its city services offices located in Deep Ellum. That's a major developable site without historical buildings to have to work around. Could easily work for someone to market a modern office, residential and retail destination.

Do we think he has some undisclosed office tenant? Ray Washburne could have found someone willing to sign on to some level of commitment enough to make it worth getting a phase 1 moving. Paying your own money upfront and promising more later seems like they are confident on an early stage developmen...

Keep in mind the Mayor was a silent push on moving Pride to Fair Park. The privatized Fair Park needs multple annual events to make its numbers improve so sweetening the deal by moving Pride to Fair Park makes things easier for the new profit-driven Fair Park management. A couple of things are accur...

While this is no Amazon if it truly is a done deal it will certainly boost the demand for more apartment starts all over. We have seen lots of announcements recently for new residential high rises but a high profile company like Uber building even a second HQ with let's say 500 employees would be an...

Every Neiman's I have been in has always been a very quiet place even the NorthPark location. Their sales expectations are very different than Nordstroms, Macy's and Dillards who I would more closely judge by the number of people walking around.

I read the SaveTheFarmersMarket statements and the main crux of their argument is that they need that alley when races or parades block their main access points to their residential units. Sweetie if that's the case a new access solution can be devised. That's not a safety argument it simply means a...

I doubt anyone will support it. Cedar Springs was supposed to get a complete street redo but the businesses fought it so instead, we are just getting some rainbow crosswalks and some sort of iconic entryway signage like its some sort of Disney land park. No real safety improvements. Vanity over subs...

Hopefully, this will make it more likely for a push for some real walkability improvements to Oak Lawn. Right now its highway speedway access road. I've been hit by a car crossing in a crosswalk at Congress and Oak Lawn before.

NIMBY (an acronym for the phrase "Not In My Back Yard"),[1][2] or Nimby,[3] is a characterization of opposition by residents to a proposed development in their local area. It often carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them, a...

Let me clarify. By my conversations with various people in CBD development the city has been clear that any developer looking to redo these buildings downtown should think long and hard about keeping the tunnels. I shouldn't have said the incentives are structured simply that the developers are enth...

Interesting I would have assumed the Royal Blue team would prefer to be in the new Bishop Arts Village development rather than the middle of Davis which still has a lot to prove. Guess they feel safe not being in bigger newer digs and going instead after locals deep in the heart of Bishop Arts adjac...

Yeah sounds like they are very much on an early concept level. What is interesting is they want to do on campus housing but with a third party. Sounds like this new campus will not be anything like their current community college campus model. I could see them salvaging some of their current campus ...

Two examples right here Starbucks at Congress focused primarily on Drive-Thru customers fly's through approvals and this new tower near Eatzi's will get fought tooth and nail as the bringer of all evil to Oak Lawn.

I will say everything behind the gay bars has changed dramatically. Places that were long in the tooth were sold, remodeled and are being rented for just under new property prices nearby with none of the amenities. Townhomes are also picking up steam as well.

I believe the city still has structured all incentives so that the tunnels have to be closed as part of these vacant redos cause most council members still think they alone are the reason retail isn't on the ground floor of the crappy designed office buildings the city has allowed and continues to a...

Honestly what I have wanted is another hotel in the area. Something less historical relic and more modern finish outs. The access to the nearby parks and gay entertainment district make something like that a great opportunity along with the airport not too far away either.

Also, you can tell things are happening on the former Albertsons in the West Village. Orange flags marking utilities. Looks like they are getting closer and closer to moving forward with at least the tear down of the old store.

I've always just wished that plot could be better used as a plaza/park. I recognize Klyde Warren isn't far off but done right could be another fabulous gathering spot feeding off all the new residential and existing office space. I just don't see that site really working for much. Obviously, any res...

I went to Cinepolis last night to see Avengers and my friends live nearby in Gable Park17. I told them about the name change and I doubt they will make the switch in their heads. This group was mostly people who just moved to Dallas within the last year so they have no love for the Victory Park name...

The gates for the parking are reversible too so they can easily switch gears from mostly inbound traffic to ex-bound traffic to handle loading and unloading during events for example. The one thing I struggled with is a friend and I went to Taco Lingo and for the life of both of us, we could not fin...

It appears to be simply limping along. Mind you know no sane businessman would spend money on reassembling the marble without knowing there was a richer future on the other end to finish the project. Course there is a reason most investors have steered away from this project altogether so it just ma...

Nah, at some point that just seems too long plus you would have to get the 1% to agree to mass transit passing through their neighborhood and even a romanticized historical trolley is bastard of crime and lower income petulance too repugnant for their golden paved streets.

Baylor is the major employer in this neighborhood so I am sure they have been courting all kinds of ancillary uses to soak up property around their main campus. Stuff that will increase their medical district designation they would like to have. Before it was just Baylor now with more reinvestment b...

So basically they want to change the terminal layout to the same as every other airport that constantly has no room to build expansions of terminals. Mind you DFW was built with space from the beginning but the "finger" design does have many pitfalls.